Reviewed by Philip Croft

Technically speaking this compilation of tracks from previous Glad albums is a hard album to fault. The harmonies are note perfect, the production is crisp, clear and shows Glad's vocal abilities off to the full. The lyrics are particularly powerful in places too, my own favourite being "Hallelujah" which boldly proclaims that "all our debts have been satisfied/All demands of hell have been denied." On the downside though it has to be said that much of the album sounds a little 'samey', whether this is due to a lack of originality in the arrangements or the restrictiveness of the acapella style I wouldn't like to say. All I know is that by the end of the album I was struggling a bit to carry on paying attention. I would also suggest that if you're out to buy your posh granny's Christmas present early then this is certainly worth considering (a couple of tracks do have a strong Christmassy feel to them!).

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